Marriage vs. Divorce – A Dialogue with a Difference…

WISHING YOU A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR & A WITTY WAY TO START THE NEW YEAR…

2014, the year gone by, the institution has grown by 40% vis-à-vis last year’s 25%. More and more people vouch for me, half a million more couples have joined.

It is very exciting…

2015, expected to show strong growth outlook; leveraging the IT platform are the mushrooming matrimony marts. “I am an innocent divorcee looking for a never married, who can take care of me and my children.”

It is not negotiable…

Marriage: “I am the harbinger of happiness.”

The Return on Engagement (ROE) has shown a sharp increase this year.

“That’s good isn’t?” affirmed Marriage.

“Hey, Marriage!” Its good news for me, confirmed Divorce.

“How can that be good?” yelled Marriage.

After all they are my potential customers, snapped Divorce.

Divorce: “Everybody should get married, after all happiness is not the only thing in life.”

Last couple of years, it was hovering around eight thousand; this year the customer base has crossed the important twenty-five thousand mark. I was struggling to Breakeven, this year it has been bumper ‘Breakups’.

“Oh, I’m so relieved!” gushed Divorce.

“Huh?” cried Marriage. “You are?”

“Irony of life, one should sit down and find out where one stands.”

“Huh huh”

Look, who should be excited, sighed Marriage.

I was going through the recently published report titled “Future Prospects of Marriage” by Traditional Consulting Group (TCG).

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Marriage: They have some interesting findings, it’s encouraging for me.

72% of the respondents said marriages are made in heaven, and they have a strong faith in my institution.

“Oh, I’m so relieved!” gushed Marriage.

“Huh?” cried Divorce. “You are?”

So, are lightening and thunders, quipped Divorce.

And life becomes hell soon after…

“Huh! I don’t want to counter!” growled Marriage.

Jokes apart, the report warn a subtle wave simmering the relationship market. Quasi un-institutional players like “Flexi-Marriage” to “Convenience-Marriage” have started fluttering the institutional market.

“It’s strange,” said Divorce scratching his head.

These are reflecting the intensity of dubious fire, flaming the sacrosanct institution of marriage.

“Its serious affair”…moaned Marriage.

“Well, yes”, responded Divorce.

I happen to scan the report on “Breakup Prospects and Openings (BPO)” published by Modern Research Group (MRG). I have been equated to the BPO of IT industry, proudly pronounced by Divorce.

“Oh!” shrieked Marriage. “You’re scaring me now.”

“Oh, yeah,” giggled Divorce.

“What will happen to all of us?” crooned Marriage.

It’s imperative; we need to form a consortium, to counter the new threat to our institutions.

“I’m getting scared,” wailed Divorce.

Why should they evade my institution? quipped Marriage.

Increasing career disorientation to mobility of misplaced-job, are threatening the prospects of your traditional institution, Divorce replied patiently.

Marriage nodded in agreement.

“Phew!” exclaimed Marriage. I’m glad I’m not you!”

Cynical! They say, why at all get admitted to your institution.

“Ooh! Listen to her,” cried Divorce.

Quoting the Quote

Divorce: In fact this year, I am budgeting 15% of my profit towards brand building, to dispel the myth associated with my institution.

I am planning to introduce new advertisements, to smoothen the sudden and glaring loss of marital status.

Punchline…“Marital Loss is not Hair Loss, better without re-Gain”

“Don’t do it!” yelled Marriage. “It isn’t right.”

“Woman is incomplete without a man, and legally they have to negotiate through my institution.”

“Man is a part of Wo-man.”

Divorce: Lackluster emotional compatibility to lackadaisical material satisfaction, germinates the cleavages in the holy alliance, nurturing an unholy alliance is a misery to life; I am the panacea.

“But the sentence is incomplete without stating that man is finished after the marriage.”

“He becomes a part of S-he.”

Precisely why,

“Wise people avoid venturing into your institution in the fear of getting branded as Otherwise”.

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2014, the year gone by, the institution has grown by 40% vis-à-vis last year’s 25%. More and more people vouch for me, half a million more couples have joined.
It is very exciting...
2015, expected to show strong growth...Nihar R PradhanNiharR Pradhannrp_in@yahoo.comAdministratorTechnology Entrepreneur, Management Consultant, Creative Writer & Idea Blogger...
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Technology Entrepreneur, Management Consultant, Creative Writer & Idea Blogger...
He makes distance with political dogmas and religious doctrines & breaks distance with nature and nurturing ideas. He deals and dwells on innovative titles and intriguing topics.
It is a place to get intellectually involved, emotional indulged and spiritually inspired. This blog is all about being bold and beautiful, solid and silence, aspire and inspire, drive and strive, and finally to make and break.

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An interesting debate lol, such is the backwards and forwards of those who enter into the state of matrimony and end it in divorce… No wonder so many refrain from entering into this legal agreement.. 🙂 as the only ones to benefit are the lawyers.. He wins either side of the argument..

Luckily for me.. I have been married for nearly 40 yrs.. And keeping together is also a skill.. as you learn to give and take… Toleration and Forgive.. I would say the best of any marriage has to be worked at.. Like any Peace within the world..

My parents divorced when I was 23.. They were seldom Happy together and yet were both miserable apart… But both suborn and unforgiving ..

Yes, Sue Marriage is such an important and special institution, it is epicenter of building good family system and relationships which make the society stronger and it growth with values…at the same time every institutions goes through the external and internal challenges, and it is not always easy to maintain and sustain the same binding with passage of time, it also goes through the test of time…it has definitely withstood the forces fighting against it.

We have to work in the institution to keep it going and growing better only with discipline and respect for each other, human values and emotions needs to be nurtured in any sphere and especially in an institution of marriage it gains more significance…

It is sometime good to look at things on a lighter note and simile at it, it makes us feel better and takes us to think higher…

Always a pleasure to hear from you and your thoughts are simply wonderful…an excellent start to our New Year interaction and it continues…

All arguments end the way this one ends, if not eloquently, silently…we feel it’s futile to take such sensitive matters that far! Thanks for presenting it in such an innovative and lighthearted style.

There is nothing called a ‘happy marriage’ albeit we rightly think so…( as there are many happy moments) and if it is not so happy then it is disastrous. The latter one can never be saved and so it has to end in divorce but it would be better if it ends before the children are planned. The real sufferers are the children who are torn between two parents, too young to understand the real sentiments.

Yes, this is no doubt a serious subject, it is always good to see the lighter side of it and convey the message which is important, otherwise it gets lost in the seriousness…

Nobody can under state the power of this institution and how profound to be there…it is the foundation of our family system and the bedrock of our society, it creates that healthy relationship and builds the chain in the family system which we all look forward to in terms of our children and grandchildren…it such a wonderful system.

Like everything in life this is also subjected to change and the external pressure with internal disconnect, with expectations and aspirations changing, the relationship goes through a major transformation…it needs discipline and dedication to maintain the relationship, and it is not as easy as it is perceived to be from the outside.

Divorce is the most unwarranted thing to happen, but in certain cases it is better to have a mutually agreed exit to pursue individual aspirations which gets stifled due to ego or lack of adjustment, it is advisable in extreme cases only…

Lovely thoughts you have presented in your post.Yes, nice quote ” The secret of marriage remains a secret…

This being a serious subject and we normally dislike to take it lightly and share any lighter note on it…I thought everything and all the time cannot be taken seriously and we should discover occasions to laugh at ourselves and enjoy life in it’s multiple dimension…nobody ever like to get married to get divorced, it so happens situations changes and in some situations it is better to come out of institutions…

Life is more than the marriage and divorce conundrum which sometime we get stuck…New Year is a good occasion to free ourselves from the juggernaut of family and societal pressure and life in its pure freedom and lovely space for self…

Thank you so much…A very Happy New Year, hope you had a great beginning to the year…:D

As we all know, marriage is the main reason for divorce but marriage as an institution demands a lot to keep itself in place. Adjustment, co-operation, trust and love are the four main pillars of this institution. And one needs personal place…a room without windows will make one suffocate and so is the case with marriage. One needs to understand that. Still there remains some unknown, secret ingredients which make the concoction called marriage savouring and sweet. Otherwise we’ve to plunge in the pool of divorce making the lawyers happy in the process 😀

Wonderfully put Maniparna, a room without windows will make one suffocate….yes, marriage is a beautiful institution and it is built on the foundation of trust and love.

Adjustment is so vital to the sustenance of marriage, as things do not remain the same and it changes and we are subjected to stress and we get frustrated if it continues for long, and in today’s world where there is the declining joint family system, and there is little cushion left to absorb such pressure. And it so happens we feel better to be out of the system than be in the system to pursue our aspiration which we feel are getting stifled being in the institution.

Only in extreme cases one should think of coming out of the institution and all efforts needs to be put to keep the institution intact and life is indeed beautiful being in the institution… yes, otherwise we make the lawyer happy.

Very creative Nihar, and a heavy subject indeed. I am a biggie on staying married. I also think it’s so unfortunate that the family structure is on a steady decline. Why do we see so many messed up youth now-a-day? Why do we see so much rebellion? Why do we see so many mental illnesses, anxiety disorder and depression, not to mention suicide? Why do we see so much divorce? I have my views. I really believe that marriage is a divine covenant and one not to be taken lightly. I am against divorce unless there are very good reasons behind it, such as infidelity or abuse. With the decline of morality in modern thought, only chaos can come about. Parent break up and leave children without an example to follow. Without a healthy environment to grow up in. It really is sad.
Great discussion started here Nihar. Let’s see where it goes.
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Beautifully analyzed Staci, and yes indeed it is a very heavy subject, thought to give a lighter treatment, so the message is more important than the matter…

Yes, in today’s fast pace life and the increasing hankering for career and pursuing of one’s aspirations we are ignoring the value and power of the family as a system, we are in a crazy run for going ahead of our peers and friends, we want to be at the top and we want to be different at any cost…in this mad rush we have lost our mental peace and balance of thinking. This is having a great impact on our family life, the relationships are getting strained and we are becoming more reactive…impulsive in our response, and plunging into decisions without thinking of any consequences…there is a good need to be improve our patience and increase our rational thought rather than get lost in the emotional stream.

Yes, Marriage is a divine covenant and one cannot take it lightly…it needs lot of commitment and discipline to maintain the relationship by continuous nurturing and fueling growth. anything static get stagnated and may loose it’s essence. Marriage is no exception…

In worst eventuality one can take a call but before you have planned for children, the impact on children is immense and we have no right to make their life suffer because of the breakup, in such situations all efforts to be made to make up…

Happy New Year Staci and a great beginning to the year’s discussion…:D

Yes, I think there has been a shift in value systems globally, however more so in the western world. Dedication, commitment, faithfulness, and the understanding of what love and family truly are, have all contributed to all of this. The values that seem to be sitting on the thrones of predominantly western culture’s heart are personal peace and affluence. It’s the big “Me, Myself and I”. ‘I need to be happy, and if you can’t supply that, then I’ll get rid of you’ type of thought, mentality and value system. Unfortunately, if there is no moral system established in a person’s thoughts, then all is acceptable.
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Yes, you are right western world are a step ahead and eastern world yet to catch up…though not a good thing to catch up, but things are not in our control, with the evolution of society, things changes and changes for both good and bad…many things we don’t like but we have left with no choice.

One thing is certain the core values, the human values, the family systems are universal and each has its little variation but it remains strong and intact in many places immune to the external invasion and distortion…

We all need our space and at the same time we also need to adjust and adapt to new things to keep the relationship and system in place.

Hi Nihar. So sorry it’s taken me a while to respond. It’s because my life is full of activity right now. I’m packing to move south, and I need to have most done by Saturday. Plus I have a dentist and doctor’s appointment this week and my kids are out of school until February. I don’t like to just respond quickly because our conversations go a bit deeper, right?
Anyhow, I totally agree with you @ changes for both good and bad. Like technology. There are many technological advances that have been made, and if we know how to use them properly and not abuse them, they can be amazing tools in and for our lives. However, when they’re abused or not used properly, they’re a tool for bad.
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Absolutely no problem, I can fully understand…please take your time and yes, i agree we have such a lovely conversations, it needs thinking and is always a deeper discussion…

O! I see you moving to south, means are you shifting or on a vacation? Doctor’s appointment, kids back home, I can understand the physical engagement and the preoccupation of mind, very difficult to think and have a meaningful dialogue when so many things surfing the mind…

Technology, has definitely changed our life and it has done so permanently, we just are not able to escape or live with it, the dependency has grown in leaps and bound…for every small things we take the help of technology, yes, there is two side to it and perhaps the negative side is getting build faster than the positive side, as human beings we have the tendency to get quickly attracted towards the negative things in life…

Yes, the line between use and abuse has blurred and we keep missing the line, take care…:D

“Technology, has definitely changed our life and it has done so permanently”
–Exactly Nihar. There really is no going back. Can you imagine a world without the internet now? Or any technological comforts we have now? Imagine what would happen? Probably chaos.

As for our move – Both. On Sunday we take a mini-vacation to the beach for four days as a family. But we are also moving to another city. This week has been all about cleaning up and packing. Still lots to do, but we’re well on our way. We move at the end of January. Then my mom is coming to visit for a month on February 11th. Sooooo, my life is kind of a whirlwind right now. Soon enough though, it will pass.
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You are absolutely spot, before we could have realized the technology has swept us under away feet, we have little time to realize, we have drawn into technology vortex…we are literally immersed in the technology.

Yes, life has changed and changed forever, and in fact time has already arrived for us to keep aloof from the technology and break away from the clutches of technology invasion…we are looking for hide outs and place where we won’t be pressed by the technology demand…

I can understand the hectic schedule you are into at this stage of your journey, sometime it comes and comes with such loaded work, we just don’t have enough time to think through…but sometime this busy programme adds a nice spice and new dimension to our life…

Don’t worry Staci, you shall be having a great time ahead…cheers!!!
happy travelling and happier stay…

Thank you Nihar.
Yes, I’m taking my technology break starting tomorrow. I will be off to the beach with my family to do as I mentioned in my last post: “Notice moments”. Hmmmm, I wonder if I’ll stay sane disconnected from the internet and blogosphere for 5 days. 🙂
Until I get back, many blessings to you Nihar.
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Have a great break Staci, yes love to hear from you when you are back, how was the disconnect from the technology, we all need that digital detoxification and it is not an easy proposition, but it has become necessary to avoid falling prey to the obsession on technology…your learning will definitely inspire us…

Hi Staci…good to hear you back. Great to know about your lovely vacation.
Please take care of your guest, we also had our guest and was busy last week.
It is always nice to spend time together with relatives…short breaks gives
good time to reflect and enjoy lifer better, surprises comes when we take
an unexpected breaks and things are unplanned.
Take you time, once we are free and fully back we can commence good discussion, it has been
pending…
Happy times!!!
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